Apparatus for applying fluids to fabrics.



PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

v 0. F. KUBLER. APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUIDS T0 FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1906.

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CARL F. KUBLER, OF DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.

APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUIDS TO FABRICS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed September 18,1906. Serial No. 335,136.

, fluids by means of rolls, which distribute the fluid fairly even overthe whole surface.

The object of this invention is to improve these apparatus in such a waythat the fluid or liquor is applied so regularly and evenly as appearedimpossible up till now: For this reason a' number of rolls, which aredriven at the same speed apply each on every part of their surface thesame amount of color or other liquid to every part of the fabric to betreated.

Figure 1 of the annexed drawing shows an apparatus constructed accordingto this invention in sectional elevation and Fig. 2-7 show a number ofrolls which can be used in the apparatus.

The rolls 7), which serve for applying liquid such as color to thefabric f are ournaled on the surface of a drum or cylindrical frame andare each provided with a pinion c, gearingwith a toothed wheel, (1,which is loose on the shaft e of the cylindrical frame and can berotated independent of the frame. While a fabric is laid about thecircular row of rolls,

the latter move about the center line of the frame and are rotated abouttheir own axes by the Wheel (1 and pinions 0. By the rotary motion ofthe drum or frame the rolls pass a c'oloror liquidfeeding device andthus take up color or other liquid and give it off later on to all partsof the fabric with which they contact perfectly evenly distributed, inconsequence of the even speed by which they rotate about their own axes.Since each spot of the'fabric comes across the same number ofroll-sections, which always give off the same amount of color each time,the liquid may be applied to the rolls in extremely thin layers, bymeans of which the evenness and regularity of the distribution of coloron the fabric is still the greater. It is not possible to obtain asimilar evenness of distribu tion of color if instead of tooth gearing,belting is employed to drive the rolls, since by such driving systemslips are unavoidable, which naturally would destroy the equalness ofspeed of the rolls. Therefore in my a )paratus I make use oftooth-gearing by which the rolls are driven synchronously, so as to formequal members of a rolling body and practically they form one completelarge roll. They can be rotated with such a s eed about their axes, thata certain length 0 the fabric is o erated upon by an equal, a greater ora smal er length of each surface of rolls.

If desired the fabric or other stuff may be, before the color, dye orother liquid is applied thereto, laid through a steamchamber g, in whichit may be steamed, so as to enable the liquor tobetter adhere to thesurface. The dyed or otherwise treated fabric may be also guided acrossa dryin apparatus h.

The rolls 1) for appTying the liquid to the fabric may have any desiredsurface, thus they may be engraved Fig. 2 or profiled, Fig. 3. Thesurface may be smooth or provided with a suitable covering, such ascloth, plush, felt, leather, card-clothing, and so on.

Various kinds of means for applying the color or like to the rolls maybe used. For instance I prefer to use brush-rolls & and k, which alsomay be profiled in any desired way as is seen in Figs. 4 to 7. Alsostrewing means such as sprinkling nozzles may be employed for feedingthe rolls with the color or the like. If desired the cylindrical frame aor the rolls 1) or both. or the brushes 'i, k may be made partially orwholly movable in axial direction.

I claim:

In an apparatus for applying a fluid to a fabric, the combination of arotary cylindrical frame, a shaft therefor, a plurality of rollsjournaled in the frame at equal distance from its axis, a gear on eachroll, a gear rotatable on the shaft in mesh with the aforesaid gears andadapted to rotate therolls independent of the frame, color-ap lyingdevices mounted in the path of the rolls, and means to hold the fabricto be printed in contact with the rolls.

CARL F.KUBLER.

Witnesses WILLIAM ESSENWEIN, ALFRED POHLMEYER.

